Agilemania

APRIL 4, 2021

“Definition of Done(DoD)” is probably the most important aspect of Scrum. Also, responses like “almost done,” “it works on my machine,” “only integration pending,” “only security testing pending,” “only performance improvement pending” defy the entire purpose of being Agile.

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Simplilearn

JULY 16, 2021

An Agile team has three main roles - development team, testing team, and product manager. This is where an Agile. In this typical team, the product owner is the ultimate decision-maker for the project. Read More.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 11, 2024

Agile is really about designing a System of Delivery that can produce the business results that matter to your executives and key stakeholders. It meets all acceptance criteria and satisfies the definition of done as per the backlog. It isn’t getting people to think Agile or be Agile.

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Simplilearn

JULY 19, 2021

It took some time, but Agile has definitely taken over the more traditional approaches to managing projects, especially in the software development industry.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

New Paper Improving Quality Through Intentionally Built Agile Systems Get it Now. Many a company has hypothesized that Agile methodologies would help them solve their quality issues. Paving the Way for Quality with Agile. The Impact of Agile on the System of Delivery. Scaling Agile to Improve Quality.

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Growing Agile

JULY 6, 2020

This is the second part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. Agile people have for years been preaching the need for teams to be co-located, and whilst it definitely does have its benefits, technology has enabled us to work remotely, and a certain virus has forced us to at least give it a try.

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Leading Agile

JULY 28, 2022

The goal of adopting Agile is always about achieving the desired business outcome unique to the organization that is pursuing it. The Agile mindset can be adapted to fit many industries or businesses. They are the ones that must define clear acceptance criteria and definition of done. Getting to a Definition of Done.

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Leading Agile

MARCH 29, 2023

I don’t spend a bunch of time on LinkedIn, but the other day, I was scrolling around and happened to catch a thread where some folks in the Agile community were debating if SAFe was actually Agile. In short, it really comes down to what you mean by Agile and Agility. One of the original signatories of the Agile Manifesto.

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Leading Agile

MAY 5, 2021

The world of Agile has continued to evolve for decades, and many businesses are achieving legitimate business Agility. I’ve been testing out a short definition of “Business Agility”… what do you think? True business Agility is about creating value and achieving better business outcomes. Agile Is Trapped.

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BA Squared

AUGUST 16, 2021

I would argue that if solutions are implemented and are not working (working as in my definition above), then the analysis either did not happen at all or is flawed. Agile has been around now for 20 years (agile as a term in software), whereas the practices have been around much longer. How does analysis happen on your team?

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Extra-list First and foremost, a business analysis professional MUST start with the Agile Extension of the BABoK® and the Guide to Product Ownership Analysis (POA). These are official knowledge guides from the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) that focus on agility and product ownership. This is crucial!)

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Smart Data Collective

JULY 27, 2021

Although misunderstood, technical debt can result in slow performance, reduced agility, sluggish adoption, and the failure to meet business requirements. But while everyone agrees that technical debt is bad, there hasn’t been much discussion regarding exactly how technical debt reduces CRM performance and agility.

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BA Squared

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This is quite a narrow definition of what business analysis is as a whole and could stifle true results as organizations move more into integrated models of evolving, business models that enable agility, and digital models that put the focus on the customer experience. . Rethinking the BACoE. Steps To Take Now.

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Leading Agile

MAY 4, 2023

When organizations set out to adopt Agile, they always have a business reason. But when the teams start doing all the Agile things, and they’re met with resistance from the organization around them, it’s hard to point to success because not much changed. It’s never just because they really love Scrum, or SAFe, or LeSS.

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Leading Agile

APRIL 24, 2019

This is a slightly broader definition of “front-end” that we normally hear from, say, web app developers. If those worlds are not connected, then there’s a limit to the level of business agility the IT department can support. Half-Agile Transformations.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Nimble vs Agile: why is a unique term not enough? I went to the dictionary to look up the translation and there it was: NIMBL E (adjective) : agile. I went to the dictionary to look up the translation and there it was: NIMBL E (adjective) : agile. working software more than comprehensive documentation.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 2, 2023

When people say they have a culture problem that’s preventing them from sustaining change in an Agile Transformation, what they’re really saying is that they have a cognitive dissonance problem. You have an inability to help people see how Agile is going to improve the organization. And all these kinds of different things.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Dependencies will stop Agility dead in its tracks. In the presence of dependencies, you’re never going to achieve the level of Agility you desire—unless you do something about them. Theoretically, you could have two teams that meet most of the criteria of an Agile team. And that limits our ability to be Agile.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 29, 2022

Many teams that operate within Agile are struggling. The story is the same for an abundance of them—the Backlogs from which they operate fail to provide clarity on priority, definition, and scope. We find that the backlogs that Agile teams frequently operate from appear as a thematic list of items that the product owner wants built.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Is an Agile Transformation Coach any different than being an Agile Coach? When most people think about Agile Coaches, they tend to think about a person who comes in and assists the teams with things like: Learning Scrum, SAFe, LeSS. If that’s your definition of an Agile Transformation Coach, you’d be right—but only partially.

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Data Pine

JUNE 5, 2019

To help you understand this notion in full, we’re going to explore a data dashboard definition, explain the power of dashboard data, and explore a selection of data dashboard examples. But there are so many stats, facts, and figures to choose from today that it can be difficult to know where to start. The business world changes quickly.

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Simplilearn

JANUARY 20, 2021

US-based computer scientist Alistair Cockburn, who is one of the innovators of today's agile software development, coined the above expression during his 1998 visit to Chrysler Corporation for the Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System (Chrysler C3) project. "A user story is a promise for a conversation."

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Vitality Chicago

MAY 31, 2022

I was recently asked to be an Expert Agile Witness in a legal battle centering around agile ways of working. The case revolved around the agile contracting approach used for an application development project. Does agile ways of working guarantee a final working solution? Key Takeaways – Agile Contracts: 1.

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BA Careers

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RACI Definitions : In the realm of project management and organizational workflows, clarity is paramount. What … Continue reading "Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities with RACI Definitions" The post Clarifying Roles and Responsibilities with RACI Definitions appeared first on BACareers, The Business Analyst Blog.

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Simplilearn

JULY 23, 2021

The ever-increasing demand for cost-effective, agile, and scalable computing is pushing more and more organizations to move to a hybrid cloud architecture. Hybrid cloud computing, or the multi-cloud approach, simplifies critical, smart business challenges that are getting harder to meet with conventional IT services.

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Analysts Corner

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

the answer would definitely be different for all. Understanding a day in the life of a BA depends on whether the project is a Waterfall Project or an Agile Project. But talking about the current trend, where 71% of companies in the US are using Agile over Waterfall, the scenarios are a bit different.

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Growing Agile

JULY 29, 2020

This is the fourth and final part of the blog series were we discuss the 12 Agile Principles. “ When I was an Analyst back in the day before I discovered Scrum, or even knew what agile was, I would write down the findings of my analysis in a document called a Business Requirements Specification. The post The 12 Agile Principles.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The best way to achieve early ROI with Agile is to create a delivery engine where the teams at the execution level are aligned with the business strategy. Or, to learn more about how we think about and approach Agile Transformation, you can download our Agile Transformation white paper here: www.leadingagile.com/whitepaper.

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Analysts Corner

JULY 13, 2022

In the beginning of projects, there is often uncertainty how to start with actual implementation of software product, especially when using agile framework. It could be that they have some basic education about agile framework, but often they do not have any practical experience in building the sofware product.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

They are experts in design but had not yet been exposed to Agile practices at an enterprise level. The system of delivery accounts for including the necessary aspects and insights through the activities, definitions of done, and the training around how to facilitate discussions – primarily with portfolio teams. Empathize. Prototype.

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Vitality Chicago

MARCH 31, 2022

The role doesn’t have a standard definition. Even though it is common, the role is rarely addressed in any agile framework. I have seen team leads play an important role in facilitating agile teams to deliver value. The latter approach is the path most organizations adopting (or re-adopting) agile in 2022 take.

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Agile Business Consortium

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

According to one of the definitions: "facilitation is any action that makes a task easy for others or a task that is supported by others." Your personal update Our free regular monthly email update puts the latest information on new Business Agility case studies, white papers, tools, events and news in your inbox. in Poland).

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

Agile isn’t ever really about Agile. In our Business Drivers of Agility webinar series hosted by LeadingAgile CEO, Mike Cottmeyer, Mike dives deep into six key business drivers to uncover how Agile can enable organizations to connect these drivers to better business outcomes. It’s about creating business outcomes.

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BA Squared

JUNE 9, 2020

Ask just about any agile team what metrics they track and “velocity” comes out. Additionally, many teams report their velocity increase to leadership claiming agile success! Reframing Velocity for Agile Teams. I’ll start with a baseline definition of Velocity. These are also agile natured principals!

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Agile Business Consortium

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Below, we look at what the pandemic has taught us about agile working. Those who work in an agile manner were best prepared Business agility by definition requires a company to be adaptive and flexible to market changes and external influences. The pandemic, clearly, was unplanned. Subscribe now.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Although the year was full of surprises, the Agile adoption rate increased from 37% in 2020 to 86% in 2021. With the pandemic looming large, here are a few interesting statistics on Agile Adoption challenges-. Source: 15th State of Agile Report. What is Agile (how it works, and why it’s awesome)? Talk about growth!

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Cprime

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

As customers scale from their loose confederation of Scrum teams to the formality of the Scaled Agile Framework©, features often become a source of confusion and sometimes consternation. Agile Alliance continues: “There is no standard form to represent epics. Here is an example provided by Scaled Agile, Inc.:

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